Many ALS patients end up fading away quietly and dying. For me, this was not OK. I did not want to fade away quietly.

It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be awesome. Awesome Ain't Easy.

Because ALS is underfunded, patients have had no option but to fade away and die. That is not OK.

Through adversity we find our heroes.

I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.

We all have a timeline. Most of us don't live like we have a timeline.

Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.

I have moments where I miss my old self. But I think anyone can get caught up in what we used to have. But at the same time, we can choose to focus on the beauty of now.

We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are.

A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. Many ALS patients want to fade away quietly. This was not for me.

My life is not easy, but it's awesome.

The dead has only one place to go… up. Wherever you bury them, they will go the same way, up

I am the sea and nobody owns me.

The leader must have both – the courage to take the people to a daring destination and the humility to selflessly serve others on the journey.

Accountability makes no sense when it undermines the larger goals of education.

With you and me, I don't know what anything means. We're pushing each other away and yet I don't seem to be able to let you go.

I have seen enough. I am ready to see the world die.

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

There's no getting blood out of a turnip.

The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around.